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Deciphering electrocatalysts with multimodal operando approaches

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The electrocatalytic processes of a copper catalyst during nitrate electroreduction are unveiled by correlated operando microscopy and spectroscopy.

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Fig. 1: Potential-dependent electrochemical restructuring of Cu2O nanocubes during the NO3RR revealed by correlated multimodal operando characterization.

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  1. Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA

    Meng Li & Judith C. Yang

  2. Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

    Stephen D. House

  3. Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Judith C. Yang

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Li, M., House, S.D. & Yang, J.C. Deciphering electrocatalysts with multimodal operando approaches. Nat. Mater. 24, 664–665 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02224-8

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